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PROVIDER: PRJNA1035459 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
| Action | DRS | |||
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| SRR26664317_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR26664317_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR26664318_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR26664318_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR26664319_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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